“The environment cannot wait for a future peace agreement that may come one day. The environmental problems are hurting us now — both us Israelis and our Palestinian and Jordanian neighbors. Only by working together will we be able to protect the environment, public health, clean water and pure air. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations.”

Interesting perspective on the potential of wildlife #conservation as a tool for peacebuilding in #SouthSudan from Marisa O. Ensor in @NewSecurityBeat Wildlife and natural resources have been under huge pressure as a result of its conflict.

New @SRtoxics report for #UNHRC finds that states and businesses have an obligation to implement special measures to protect workers in high-risk sectors such as the #military from exposure to toxic substances https://t.co/3PoCPznRgH #PERAC #veterans #burnpits